El Dorado County · California

South Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Market

A modelled view of what a short-term rental in South Lake Tahoe could earn, what drives demand month to month, and what to check before you list.

Skiing
lake recreation
casinos

Local rules for this market have not been verified against the official code yet.

Revenue and occupancy

Modelled estimate

Modelled annual revenue

$68,300

Range $53,300 – $87,400

Modelled nightly rate

$312

Modelled occupancy

60%

Busiest months

Jan–Feb–Mar

Modelled estimate (Ashota model v1). Annual revenue = modelled ADR × 365 × modelled occupancy, starting from market archetype benchmarks and adjusted for local demand drivers. No licensed short-term rental performance data is behind these figures yet, so treat them as a starting assumption to test against your own property, not an observed market result.

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When demand peaks in South Lake Tahoe

Modelled estimate

145Jan
145Feb
135Mar
70Apr
55May
85Jun
105Jul
105Aug
80Sep
65Oct
75Nov
135Dec

100 is an average month for this kind of market. Higher months are when nightly rates and occupancy typically move together, so they carry most of the year.

What owners run into here

South Lake Tahoe is a ski market, so demand is concentrated in Jan–Feb–Mar. Pricing, minimum stays and staffing all have to flex around that. We have not yet written up first-hand owner notes for this market.

County and jurisdiction notes

Short-term rentals here are governed by South Lake Tahoe and El Dorado County. We have not yet verified those rules against the official code text, so nothing is published as fact on this page.

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